Join VCST in Voices Against Hate
You are Invited! The Victoria Coalition for Survivors of Torture (VCST) is excited to welcome community members with lived or intergenerational experience of hate, systemic violence or torture to be…
Author: Melinda Quintero
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VCST receives funding from Victoria Foundation for fifth year in a row
We are excited to announce that VCST’s Interconnectedness Initiative has received funding from the Victoria Foundation for the next phase! With this phase, we will continue to offer professional development…
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VCST Participates in VAST Dialogue “Building Resilience and Understanding Against Hate”
In April, VCST teamed up with the Vancouver Association of Survivors of Torture (VAST) to lead a Victoria-based session of their project Building Resilience and Understanding Against Hate. These thoughtful…
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VCST launches “Voices Against Hate: Survivor-Led Circles for Change”
VCST is excited to announce that we have received funding from Canadian Heritage in the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program for a new 3-year project! Our “Voices Against Hate: Survivor-Led Circles…
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RECAP: Making healthcare more accessible for immigrants & refugees
A review of gaps and best practices in referral systems between settlement and healthcare/counselling agencies.
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Background paper: Drug trafficking, substance use, immigrants and refugees
Despite decades of global drug control efforts, primarily led by the US throughout the 20th century and more specifically in the 1970s (also known as the “War on Drugs”), illicit…
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Why is VCST no longer using the term “stakeholder”?
The term, “stakeholders”, not only refers to the act of land dispossession but also reflects a colonial mindset about ownership, entitlement, and division which marginalizes Indigenous Peoples.
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Another successful year: Interconnectedness Initiative year in review
In July 2025, VCST wrapped up another successful funding year for our Interconnectedness Initiative. This was our third year of funding to develop and implement programs to support survivors of…
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Recap workshop: Understanding burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma
May 7, 2025 onlineWith Presenters: Dr. Yaya de Andrade and Ana Pavon Introduction As part of VCST’s Interconnectedness Initiative, on May 7, 2025, we welcomed 41 participants to our online…
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Workshop: Understanding Burnout & Vicarious Trauma on May 7
Are you a frontline worker in the settlement, counselling, and victim services sector that struggles with vicarious trauma and burnout?
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VCST asks the Greater Victoria Police Diversity Advisory Committee: What is torture?
What started as a small 20 minute presentation quickly became an engaging hour-long group discussion.
